Retiring Ingles emotional after close loss

May 28, 2017 - 9:01 PM
Emotional Adelaide Thunderbirds defender Renae Ingles joked she is still in denial about her top-level netball career coming to an end after Sunday's valiant 49-47 loss to Collingwood at Titanium Security Arena.

Ingles, 30, was misty-eyed following a stirring post-match presentation which included multiple tributes, a guard of honour and the presence of her 10-month-old twins Jacob and Milla, held by husband, NBA basketballer and triple Olympian Joe Ingles.

The star wing defence missed 2016 to focus on her pregnancy before making a comeback for the Thunderbirds' Round 6 clash with the Queensland Firebirds in April.

"My fairytale was being able to come back and play netball after twins," Ingles said.

"I love the game, I love the people, I love everything about what I've done for the last 10 years.